Geotechnical Engineer Salary

Updated: 1 Jun 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$26K	$52K	$78K
Salary	$41,035 - $74,530
Bonus	$275.00 - $6,014
Profit Sharing	$587 - $5,106
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$40,192 - $77,838
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 1 Jun 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 340

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Job Listings for Geotechnical Engineer Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 24	Staff Geotechnical Engineer	GeoEngineers	Portland, Oregon
	is seeking a bright and motivated Staff Geotechnical Engineer to work on a diversity of technically... Requirements: BS in Geotechnical Engineering... Indeed
Jan 24	GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER	ESPO Corporation	Chicago, Illinois
	geotechnical and marine construction) working primarily in Wisconsin and Illinois is looking to add a Geotechnical Engineer in their Northwest IL suburban... Indeed
Jan 21	Geotechnical Engineer	Engineering	Salt Lake City, Utah
	MS degree in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering. 5 years... proposal preparation activities, 2)undertake geotechnical analysis design and reporting with some site... Indeed
Jan 24	Sr. Project Geologist/Geotechnical Engineer	Fugro Consultants, Inc.	Houston, Texas
	a Sr. Project Geologist/Geotechnical Engineer. This position is located in Houston, Texas. The Sr. Project Geologist/Geotechnical Engineer works with limited... Indeed

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Kleinfelder Incorporated	$64,500 - $71,333
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Engineering Consulting	$42,843 - $73,120
Consultancy	$41,416 - $71,812
Construction	$41,968 - $72,000
Geotechnical Engineering	$40,765 - $69,433
Oil & Gas Exploration	$46,131 - $80,856

Key Statistics for Geotechnical Engineer Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 17%			Male 83%
Salary:	$47,740 - $65,622			$49,455 - $66,410

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

11%

1-4 years

52%

5-9 years

25%

10-19 years

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$40,113 - $66,988
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Civil Engineering (CE)	$39,732 - $69,158
Master of Science (MS), Civil Engineering (CE)	$47,457 - $81,259
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Civil Engineering (CE)	$41,156 - $65,947
Master of Engineering (MEng / ME), Civil Engineering (CE)	$38,000 - $81,952

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 93%		Dental: 74%
	Vision: 52%		None: 6%

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Career Path for Geotechnical Engineer Jobs

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Common Future Jobs

Geotechnical Engineer

Salary Range

$40,192 - $77,838

	Project Engineer $46,722 - $103,688
	Staff Engineer $45,200 - $132,964
	Civil Engineer $42,164 - $88,518

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Common Future Jobs

Geotechnical Engineer

Salary Range

$40,192 - $77,838

Sr. Geotechnical Engineer
$63,140 - $119,582

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Geotechnical Engineer Job Description

People with the job title Geotechnical Engineer typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Civil Engineers

Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures, and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, water and sewage systems, and waste disposal units. Includes architectural, structural, traffic, ocean, and geo-technical engineers.

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